The Miami-Dade Public Library System presents the eighth annual Art of Storytelling (AOS) International Festival on Saturday, May 3, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Main Library, 101 W. Flagler Street, downtown Miami.
This free event, which is open to all ages, will highlight the culture of Colombia and features a diverse line-up of world class storytellers including Colombian artists Jorge Ambrosio Villa Zapata and Jaime Riascos , Connie Regan-Blake and Diane Williams of the U.S. and Daniel Azulay of Brazil. Mother Goose, Pippi Longstocking, and a cast of storybook characters will delight the hearts of little ones while the nine feet tall puppets of the Bit’s ‘N Pieces Puppet Theatre will captivate the entire family with the tale of Cinderella and the Chinese Slipper, an adaptation of a ninth century T’ang Dynasty folk tale.
Musicians, dancers, magicians, stilt-walkers, face-painting, arts and crafts, ethnic foods, and a traditional West Indian carnival parade are all part of this signature event that is designed to stimulate the imagination and create a thirst for knowledge and exploration.
Developed by the Library System in 2001, as a way to provide free, high quality, educational and cultural information to county residents, this innovative outreach program also includes an international library-to-library exchange program; storytelling seminars for educators, librarians and parents, and a storytelling showcase series. The 2008 international exchange partner for this culturally enriching event is the Park Libraries of Medellin, Colombia. Former partners include libraries from Jamaica, Ghana, Ireland, the Caribbean, Brazil and France.
Free parking is available (while spaces last), at the Miami-Dade Cultural Center Garage, 50 NW 2nd Avenue and the Hickman Garage, 270 NW 2nd Street. |
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Schedule of Events
Main Library – Auditorium
11 a.m. - noon - Bits ‘N Pieces Puppet Theatre
Noon - 12:30 p.m. - Magic Show with Robert Hermens
12:30 - 1 p.m. - Storyteller Connie Regan-Blake
1 - 2 p.m. - Bits ‘N Pieces Puppet Theatre
2 - 2:30 p.m.- Storytelling with The Healing Force
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. - Bits ‘N Pieces Puppet Theatre
Sculpture Garden
11 - 11:30 a.m. - Brazilian cartoonist Daniel Azulay
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Youth Tellers
1 - 1:30 p.m. Ribbon ceremony for Youth Tellers
1:30 - 2 p.m. Grandma's Magic Scissors
2 - 2:30 p.m. Storyteller Maude Heurtelou
2:30 - 3 p.m. Storyteller Dylan Pritchett
3 - 3:30 p.m. Storyteller Jaime Riascos
Performance Tent
11 - 11:30 a.m. Mother Goose on the Loose
11:30 - noon Flute Sweets & Tickletoons
12 - 12:30 p.m. Colorin Colorado Puppet Theatre
12:30 - 1 p.m. Mother Goose on the Loose
1 - 1:30 p.m. Flute Sweets & Tickletoons
1:30 - 2 p.m. Storyteller Dylan Pritchett
2 - 2:30 p.m. Flute Sweets & Tickletoons
2:30 - 3 p.m. Storyteller Jennifer Bryant
3 - 3:30 p.m. Storyteller Connie Regan-Blake
Main Library – Fiction Area
11 - 11:30 a.m. Storyteller Dylan Pritchett
11:30 - noon Music from the Andes with Paco Moreno
Noon - 12:30 p.m. Storyteller Jaime Riascos
12:30 - 1 p.m. Storyteller Maude Heurtelou
1 - 1:30 p.m. Brazilian cartoonist Daniel Azulay
1:30 - 2 p.m. Storyteller Connie Regan-Blake
2 - 2:30 p.m. Storyteller Jorge Ambrosio Villa Zapata
2:30 - 3 p.m. Storyteller Laura Packer
3 - 3:30 p.m. Storyteller Diane Williams
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
11 - 11:30 a.m. Storyteller Jorge Ambrosio Villa Zapata
11:30 - 12:30 p.m. Teen tellers
12:30 - 1 p.m. Music from the Andes with Paco Moreno
1 - 1:30 p.m. Storytelling with The Healing Force
1:30 - 2 p.m. Storyteller Laura Packer
2 - 2:30 p.m. Storyteller Diane Williams
2:30 - 3 p.m. Brazilian cartoonist Daniel Azulay
3 - 3:30 p.m. Grandma's Magic Scissors
Cultural Plaza
11 - 11:20 a.m. Taiko drummers
11:20 - 11:40 a.m. Kehewin Dance Troupe
11:40 a.m. - noon African drumming and dance with The Healing Force
Noon - 12:20 p.m. Capoeira demonstration
12:20-12:40 p.m. Taiko drummers
12:40 - 1 p.m. Cumbia dance with Estampas de Colombia
1 - 1:20 p.m. Hip Hop Kidz
1:20 - 1:40 p.m. Kehewin Dance Troupe
1:40 - 2 p.m. Cumbia Dance with Estampas de Colombia
2 - 2:30 p.m. Capoeira demonstration
2:30 - 3 p.m. African drumming and dance with The Healing Force
3:30 - 4 p.m. Junkanoos – West Indian Carnival
Ongoing:
11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Arts & crafts, face painting, character meet & greet, stilt walkers and jugglers.
* Kindly note that schedule is subject to change |
